NBA: I really just want to make money

On November 18, at the Staples Center, the Lakers and Clippers city derby is about to begin.

In terms of the two teams, the Lakers can be said to be a complete victory.

In the entire history of the league, the only team that can match the accolades achieved by the Lakers is the Boston Celtics.

The two teams are the top giants in the NBA, sharing nearly half of the championship in the league's nearly 60-year history!

As a top giant, even if they did not enter the playoffs last season, their influence in Los Angeles and even the entire league is still not comparable to that of a team like the Clippers who have never entered the Finals.

From a fundamental point of view, the two teams are not at the same level at all.

But the derby is not a competition, hard power is king!

There are many cases of weak teams in the NBA.

Not to mention that the strength of the Lakers and the Clippers is not so clear on paper.

On this evening, the Staples Center was packed, and there were many celebrities on the field to help, on the one hand, to cheer for the stars of their favorite teams, and on the other hand, to gain exposure.....

After all, it is the city where Hollywood, the capital of movies, is located, and there is never a shortage of star fans, just like Jack Nicholson, a hardcore fan of the Lakers, will definitely not miss this game.

There are many beautiful stars on the scene to help, and most of them are supporters of the Lakers.

Among them, Jessica Alba, a beautiful star who became popular last year with the blockbuster movie "Fantastic Four", can be described as overwhelming.

From the aesthetic point of view of the Oriental, his face is undoubtedly very exquisite, and the overall temperament looks very comfortable.

is at the most beautiful age of a woman, but it is not comparable to a little girl like Elizabeth Olsen.

Sensing that Chen Hao's gaze was fixed on Jessica Alba's body, Kobe Bryant couldn't help but walk over and whisper:

"Do you want me to introduce you to each other?"

As he spoke, he didn't give Chen Hao a chance to refuse, and raised his hand and waved at Jessica's side.

The two obviously knew each other, and the latter immediately raised his hand to respond, smiling very sweetly and fascinating everyone.

This picture was originally projected onto the big screen of the scene, which caused the original warm and extraordinary atmosphere of the game to be paused.....

It can only be said that everyone has a love for beauty

Everyone is hungry, and there is nothing to deny.

"Do you know her?" asked Chen Hao.

"Well, I met at an event before, and then she became good friends with Vanessa, Jessica's personality is very good, you can think about it~"

Retracting his gaze from Jessica and looking at Chen Hao, Kobe Bryant asked again: "Do you need me to introduce you to each other?"

"No, I just want to concentrate on playing basketball now~"

Having said that, Chen Hao silently replaced the word basketball with money in his heart

It doesn't matter if a woman is a woman or not, he wants to make money now

didn't know this, Kobe Bryant seemed very moved, and said seriously at the moment: "You kid can always say something that moves me, remember to tell me when you want to fall in love in the future, I will ask Vanessa to help you find a suitable woman, there are many suitable single partners in his girlfriend circle." "

"Bryant, since Hao doesn't want to, would you like to consider introducing Jessica to me?" Odom came here at some point.

The look of longing, well, it's really lustful~

Hearing this, Kobe Bryant pouted: "She's not suitable for you~"

"Why?" Odom was a little unwilling~

Kobe Bryant responded with a straight face: "You are not suitable for her"

"Forehead ......"

Chen Hao, who was standing next to him, felt embarrassed for Odom, did he have to speak so clearly?

However, thinking of Odom's tragic experience in the future, and now that the relationship between them is so iron, Chen Hao feels that he must pull his buddy.

There are some things that you really can't touch, especially for basketball players, and they have a direct impact on your athletic career.

How to do it will have to be considered in the long run, and now we still have to concentrate on the upcoming game.

There is no room for loss in the same city derby!

With this little episode, Chen Hao felt that the pressure of the game had eased a lot.

The rest of the Lakers team is the same, one by one, they no longer eavesdrop, and they can't hang Jessica Alba, and instead devote themselves to preparing for the game.

At the same time, the Clippers' side was very grim, far less relaxed than the Lakers seemed on the surface~

I thought that this season's trade for Kassel and Mobley would definitely be able to beat the dormant city rivals in the lineup, but this is not the case, judging from the team's record, it is not as good as the Lakers.

And so far in the new season, the intensity of the game between the two teams is also different, the Lakers have encountered many away games, but the Clippers have only two games on the road, and all the other games are played at home~

This is also a favorable guarantee that they can achieve good results in the new season~

But every team's home and away games are the same every other season, and if the early schedule is smooth, the later will naturally become difficult.

So, on the whole, the Lakers still seem to be the king of Los Angeles~

After all, the Lakers have experienced so many away games, and there are Nuggets and strong teams such as the Suns in the opponent, and they can only lose one game, which is enough to show their strength and the excellent performance of the players.

And it's all a lot about one player~

Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy looked at Chen Hao, who was standing with Kobe and Odom on the court and communicating in a low voice, and his eyes were very helpless:

"Also in Los Angeles, why don't you come to our team for a tryout?"

If the Clippers have an additional player of Chen Hao's strength level on the guard line, the team's overall combat power and tactical system can be greatly supplemented and improved.

It's not like it is now, it's just that the main squad is strong, and the bench depth is almost non-existent.

The games we lost this season were all due to the fact that the bench was blown up.

Such bench depth and intensity can be said to be quite a hidden danger, once you enter the playoffs with more intense competition, most of them will be blasted!

And Cassel is already thirty-six years old, about to be thirty-seven, and Mobley is also thirty years old, and he will be thirty-one years old after the New Year.

These two players are strong individually, but they are both young and have no future to speak of, and their role is more to bring game experience and relevant education to the young players on the Clippers team.

There is little hope that they will be able to turn around the gap with the Lakers.

Thinking of these, Dunleavy was jealous of the qualitative separation, Chen Hao is only 21 years old, and he still has a lot of youth and potential, and when he fully develops his offensive ability, this is undoubtedly another star-level player with a comprehensive offensive and defensive background.

With Kobe Bryant and Odom, the Lakers are not the Big Three~

can't compare, really can't compare~

However, in this game, Mike Dunleavy doesn't think his team can't win, as far as the current Lakers lineup is concerned, it's not much better than them.

In this contemplation, the warm-up phase is over, and the game is about to begin

And in the VIP special box in the Staples Center, the then 71-year-old Lakers owner Buss and the Clippers owner Don Sterling sat together.

It could have been exclusive to the entire city's fan resources, but now it needs to be shared by two teams, even if the Clippers can't compare with the Lakers in terms of the number and quality of fans, but if there is no Clippers, then all the resources are the Lakers.

Just as no one dislikes having more money, for a team, the more fan base, the richer the financial benefits.

So Jerry Buss doesn't have a good impression of the Clippers, even Don Sterling.

The latter also has this idea.

There is a substantial conflict of interest between the two parties, and the relationship is certainly not much better.

Eyes were back on the pitch and when they were ready, the starters from both sides were on the pitch and took their positions.

On the Lakers' side, it is still the starting lineup of Kwame Brown + Chris Mime + Odom + Bi + Chen Hao.

On the Clippers' side, Chris Carman and Elton Brand are paired inside, with Corey Margeti as small forward, Cardino Mobley as shooting guard and Sam Cassel as point guard.

In terms of the team's starting lineup alone, the Clippers undoubtedly have a certain advantage.

But the Lakers have Kobe, and only the Black Mamba plays on the offensive end, and they can actually fight for any team.

Seeing that the starters of both sides had already stood in their positions, the referee did not delay and blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Kwame Brown stumbled to the basketball, sending it to his own half

The Lakers took the lead in organizing the offensive, Chen Hao controlled the ball over half the court, faced with Kassel's veteran defense, did not find a chance to break through, and was not ready to play directly by himself, quickly dribbled the ball a few times, and after brushing a few hundred pieces, he passed the ball to Kobe, and he ran without the ball.

Led Cassel into the bottom corner.

Pull out the position

Kobe Bryant singled Mobley, the latter's defensive ability is very good, but after all, he is getting older, and his pace is a little unable to keep up, and in the end he was shaken out of the shooting space by Kobe Bryant, and hit a mid-range shot, helping the Lakers take the lead on the offensive end and temporarily lead 2:0.

The Clippers organized an attack, and Chen Hao, as always, stepped forward to rush as soon as possible.

As a veteran, Kassel has a lot of experience, protects the ball steadily, and after half time, he sees the right moment to hoist the basketball into the penalty area.

"Smack~"

Brand received the ball and turned directly, his steps were very flexible, he wiped past Odom's side, and jumped up to prepare for a dunk, but Odom slapped the basketball directly from behind.

"Toot ~~"

The referee's whistle blew at the right time.

There is no doubt that this is a foul move.

Rubbing his sore palm, Brand looked over angrily, but Odom completely ignored the other party's meaning, and walked directly to the edge of the free throw area and stood up, waiting for Brand to make a free throw~

~After being drafted by the Clippers with the fourth pick in the first round in 1999, Odom struggled within the team for four seasons, and finally because the team gradually tended to use Brand as the core of the team, after knowing that he had fallen out of favor, he directly said that he would not renew his contract with the Clippers.

Later, he joined the Heat as a free agent, and Mao didn't leave the Clippers, and then became a bargaining chip to trade O'Neal and came to the Lakers.

It's fair to say that Odom and the Clippers haven't had a very good time.

There must have been a certain amount of personal emotion in the foul on Brand this time.

"Hm~Hm~"

Brand overcame the soreness in his palm and hit both free throws to help his team equalize.

The Lakers attacked, and Odom rarely took the initiative to ask for the ball, Chen Hao naturally would not refuse, and passed the ball directly.

Breaking into the penalty area with the ball, Odom made a pull-up jump shot against Brand's defense, and the basketball fell through the net.

Two point hit!

~42！

The offensive and defensive transitions seemed to be playing with fire, Brand hit a strong low post, and after a few back-to-back Odom, he hit a two-point shot with a small hook hand.

~44

The two sides are tied again~

As a pillar star, Brand has been a consistent 20-pointer and 10-rebounder since he entered the league, with both offense and defense.

To be honest, if Chen Hao were the team manager and asked him to choose between Odom and Brand, he would also choose the latter.

But now Odom is his own teammate, of course, he doesn't help his relatives~

So, in the next few rounds, Chen Hao began to frequently pass the ball to Odom, who rarely had a strong desire to attack, and Kobe Bryant was a little jealous, and once again put down the hand that raised the ball, and watched Odom take the ball and spread joy on the inside of the Clippers.

The black mamba suddenly had a feeling that he had fallen out of favor......_

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